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New app aims to ease trauma after intensive care

NCT ID NCT05849454

Symptom relief Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested whether a mobile app called Messy Memories could help people who had been in the intensive care unit (ICU) deal with distressing memories. The app guides users to record and process a difficult memory on their own. Researchers wanted to see if people would actually use the app and find it acceptable. The study included 29 adults who had been in the ICU at least a month earlier and had some distress. Participants used the app for 6 weeks and filled out questionnaires over 12 weeks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mobile application (Messy Memories) for self-administered exposure therapy
What this could lead to
If successful, this app could offer an affordable, accessible way for ICU survivors to reduce psychological distress on their own.
What could go wrong
This was a very small, early feasibility study with only 29 participants. It was not designed to prove the app reduces distress, only that people might use it. Results may not apply to everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

29 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2023

Finished

Sep 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years old or older * Able to speak and write in English * Previously admitted to an ICU * Have internet access (e.g., Wi-Fi) * Have access to an internet-equipped smartphone device (e.g., iPhone, Android) * Meet a minimum threshold of psychological distress related to their prior critical illness as demonstrated by scoring ≥10 points on the PTSD Checklist for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (PCL-5, see Measures section for a complete description). Exclusion Criteria: * ICU discharge occurred \<30 days prior to the time of study enrollment * Score \<10 points on the PCL-5 during the initial eligibility screening * Unable to comply with the protocol (either self-selected or indicating that s/he/they cannot complete all requested tasks) for reasons that include, but are not limited to, cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia), alcohol and/or substance abuse, or severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia). * Unavailable for follow-up for reasons such as terminal illness and imminent plans to leave the United States (as this study may include migrant or mobile patients due to their citizenship and work issues).

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Conditions

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Critical Illness Health Behavior injury post-traumatic stress disorder psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Critical illness Health behavior Psychological distress

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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